During this voyage, a large number of interesting cartilaginous fish species were found ... him and his colleagues and identified Bach’s catshark... and a new animal. To date, it has only ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

burnhamae live in Madagascar's rainforests. By Laura Baisas Posted on Oct 15, 2024 5:00 AM EDT Scientists have discovered seven new species of tree frogs in the lush rainforests of Madagascar.

Nov. 4, 2024 — A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

If you think all frogs croak, you'd be wrong. Seven newly discovered species from the tree frog genus Boophis, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit special bird-like whistling sounds ...

Deep in the forests of Madagascar, researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs and named them after characters from Star Trek. “The calls of the frogs remind us strongly of iconic ...

Scientists and anglers caught an aquatic predator with a “shovel-shaped” head and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In the crystalline waters off ...

A species is a distinct group of organisms and the most basic unit used to measure life on Earth. However, there’s no single definition of a species, meaning this vital concept in biology can be ...

Oct. 18, 2024 — Journals focused on ferns, clams, or coral reefs had proportionally more of their articles cited by the federal government when protecting species than more prominent ...

Julian Schrader does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

A species is a group of living organisms that are all broadly similar and can, at least in principle, breed with one another. This seems straightforward enough, but the word “species” is ...

Cole Taschman of Stuart was bitten by a shark at Bathtub Beach — not once, but twice in the last 11 years. Taschman was 16 when a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark bit him in 2013, resulting ...